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Best high school mascot in New Hampshire: Top 5 candidates
Hillcats and Blackbirds and Pythons, oh my.
New Hampshire is among the leaders when it comes to fewest high schools among U.S. states, and a few of them boast animals rarely seen as mascots.
SBLive Sports' love for unique mascots with interesting back stories has been well documented.
We've crowned Hodags and Imps the past couple of years in national high school mascot contests, and now we're taking a spin through every state.
Over the next couple of months we'll go from Alabama through Wyoming featuring each state's best high school mascots, and then give readers a chance to vote for their favorite. Our New Hampshire poll will post Nov. 4 on www.si.com/high-school and stay open through Nov. 11.
Here are the top 5 high school mascots in New Hampshire:
Hillsboro-Deering Hillcats
Keene Blackbirds
Manchester Central Little Green
Pelham Pythons
Woodsville Engineers
(Feature photo by Brad Rempel/USA Today Sports)
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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports